Luxury hotels and fine dining restaurants in Midlands

Holidays in the Midlands

 Welcome to a part of the country that seems like the England of the movies: of charming villages and pretty market towns, set amid rolling hills, woods and forests; of winding roads through landscapes with castles on the horizon; of unspoiled rural vistas that stretch for miles, with meandering rivers and ancient trees. In fact, it’s no Hollywood fantasy: around our luxury hotels in the Midlands you’ll find several AONBs–that’s Areas of Outstanding National Beauty, or protected areas designated for conservation.

Our luxury hotel suites in the Midlands bring your quintessential English fantasy to life. Discover manor houses nestled among beautiful gardens in unspoiled countryside. Take in the renowned Cotswolds (which gives its name to the honeyed stone many of the nearby houses and villages are constructed from), or close to famous spa towns known since Roman times for their restorative natural waters. Majestic castles, Shakespeare’s birthplace and nature reserves all add to the allure.

The idyllic surrounds of our luxury hotels in the Midlands

 Confirming England’s reputation as a ‘green and pleasant land’, our charming hotels in the Midlands serve as a peaceful retreat from modern life–places to relax, reflect and recharge amid timeless surroundings. Often centuries old, yet sensitively modernized, our properties can appear straight from the pages of a magazine. Expect glorious stone mansions, grand Victorian estates and ivy-covered manor houses that each offer an authentic and immersive interpretation of English elegance. Sumptuously decorated with period furniture and historic portraits, you can imagine spending sunny afternoons taking tea on the terrace, or cozied up by log fires in colder months.

Reinventing English cuisine: our fine dining restaurants in the Midlands

 With all our chefs placing a high value on local produce, menus at our gastronomic restaurants in the Midlands are put together using ingredients sourced from nearby markets, farms, growers, fishers, bakers and other suppliers–and much is also grown on or foraged from our hotels’ own estates–to give a true taste of English terroir. Dishes are contemporary in style, imaginatively constructed, often using innovative techniques and audacious flavor pairings. Talented wine waiters can suggest inspired pairings for whatever you are eating. Wood-paneled restaurants filed with art adorning the walls, bright dining rooms with beautiful country views, cozy nooks and sun terraces offer a suitably English locale for enjoying all this outstanding cuisine.

A taste of country life from our best luxury hotels in the Midlands

 Sufficiently far from the frenzy of modern life, vacations in the Midlands offer a refreshingly slow pace of life, where you can entertain yourself with traditional country pursuits–or do nothing at all. First, enjoy their delightful surroundings and the attentive service you’ll receive. Explore the grounds–their rose gardens, walled gardens and aromatic kitchen gardens; their woodland walks, riverbanks and lake settings; or treat yourself in their fitness and spa facilities. Enjoy bike rides, horse-back rides, sailing, tennis or fishing–there are also hundreds of golf courses in this part of the country, including the world-famous Belfry, home to a PGA National Course and host of the Ryder Cup four times.

Close to our luxury hotels in the Midlands, you can get your fix of English history and culture. Explore historic castles, country houses and churches, including a number of National Trust properties and gardens; take in a play at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon or walk the cobbled streets of half-timbered Warwick, with its magnificent castle at the center, where you can watch falconry displays or even jousting. Tour the Roman Baths of Royal Leamington Spa; drive winding roads to visit quaint country villages with thatched cottages; or attend the British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit.

Eco-hotels in the Midlands: our responsible approach

 Our collection of properties globally all play an active role in protecting and preserving the nature that surrounds them. We recognize how important nature and biodiversity is to hospitality, local economies and, of course, our future on planet earth. That’s why many of our establishments–including our luxury hotels in the Midlands–have their own green spaces that they carefully manage, and why we try and grow as much of our own food (organically and regeneratively) as possible. And that’s also why we try and participate in wider community schemes dedicated to preserving and restoring nature.

Relais & Châteaux in the Midlands: our values

 All of our luxury hotels around the world are independently owned, often by families who have developed their businesses over multiple generations. Our hotels tend to be on the smaller side–‘human-scaled’, as we say. That family spirit makes for more personal and more meaningful interactions with our teams–you may well be speaking directly to the owners or their families. We think that makes all the difference to your stay, as they are anxious to ensure you are enjoying your stay, have everything you need, and will be excited to return.